13,351 ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12,537
- 2016: 12,900
- 2021: 13,351
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goonellabah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goonellabah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 13,351 makes Goonellabah one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. The community is notably older than the national average, with a significant number of seniors and a strong Indigenous presence.
13,351
▲ +6.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goonellabah — higher than 88% of areas.
| Goonellabah | 13,351 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38 and a little older than the New South Wales average.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 22.4% of the population, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. This contributes to an age structure where older adults and seniors together represent nearly half the community.
22.4% ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Goonellabah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 7.5% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, well above the 3.2% national figure.
7.5% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Goonellabah splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 11%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Goonellabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11717/goonellabah/topic/demographics-identity